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Microsoft unveils “centralized” software update tool for Windows

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Microsoft unveils “centralized” software update tool for Windows 2025-05-29 at 14:49 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft is looking to streamline the software updating process for IT admins and users by providing a Windows-native update orchestration platform, and to help organizations upgrade their computer fleet to Windows 11 with the help of Windows Backup for Organizations. The […]

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Signal blocks Microsoft Recall from screenshotting conversations

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Signal blocks Microsoft Recall from screenshotting conversations 2025-05-22 at 14:01 By Zeljka Zorz Signal has released a new version of its end-to-end encrypted communication app for Windows that prevents Microsoft Recall and users from screenshotting text-based conversations happening in the app. The new “Screen security” setting is enabled by default and can be easily disabled

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Fresh Windows NTLM Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

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Fresh Windows NTLM Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks 2025-04-18 at 11:30 By Ionut Arghire A Windows NTLM vulnerability patched in March has been exploited in attacks targeting government and private institutions. The post Fresh Windows NTLM Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to

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Windows NTLM vulnerability exploited in multiple attack campaigns (CVE-2025-24054)

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Windows NTLM vulnerability exploited in multiple attack campaigns (CVE-2025-24054) 2025-04-17 at 16:52 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2025-24054, a Windows NTLM hash disclosure vulnerability that Microsoft has issued patches for last month, has been leveraged by threat actors in campaigns targeting government and private institutions in Poland and Romania. “Active exploitation in the wild has been observed

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WhatsApp vulnerability could be used to infect Windows users with malware (CVE-2025-30401)

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WhatsApp vulnerability could be used to infect Windows users with malware (CVE-2025-30401) 2025-04-09 at 16:00 By Zeljka Zorz WhatsApp users are urged to update the Windows client app to plug a serious security vulnerability (CVE-2025-30401) that may allow attackers to trick users into running malicious code. Meta classifies the vulnerability as a spoofing issue that

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Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows CLFS zero-day (CVE-2025-29824)

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Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows CLFS zero-day (CVE-2025-29824) 2025-04-08 at 22:16 By Zeljka Zorz April 2025 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 120+ vulnerabilities, including a zero-day (CVE-2025-29824) that’s under active attack. CVE-2025-29824 CVE-2025-29824 is a user-after-free vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) that can be – and

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WinRAR MotW bypass flaw fixed, update ASAP (CVE-2025-31334)

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WinRAR MotW bypass flaw fixed, update ASAP (CVE-2025-31334) 2025-04-07 at 14:36 By Zeljka Zorz WinRAR users, upgrade your software as soon as possible: a vulnerability (CVE-2025-31334) that could allow attackers to bypass Windows’ Mark of the Web (MotW) security warning and execute arbitrary code on your machine has been fixed in version 7.11. About CVE-2025-31334

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April 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: More AI security introduced by Microsoft

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April 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: More AI security introduced by Microsoft 2025-04-04 at 08:50 By Help Net Security Microsoft is continuing to build on their AI cybersecurity strategy and this month announced the introduction of new agents in Microsoft Security Copilot. They are introducing agents for phishing triage, alert triage for data loss prevention and

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Windows 11 quick machine recovery: Restoring devices with boot issues

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Windows 11 quick machine recovery: Restoring devices with boot issues 2025-03-31 at 12:46 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft has rolled out quick machine recovery, a new Windows feature aimed at preventing prolonged widespread outages like the one caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update in July 2024. The goal of the feature is to allow IT administrators

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Google fixes exploited Chrome sandbox bypass zero-day (CVE-2025-2783)

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Google fixes exploited Chrome sandbox bypass zero-day (CVE-2025-2783) 2025-03-26 at 13:08 By Zeljka Zorz Google is in the process of rolling out Chrome v134.0.6998.178 to Windows users to fix CVE-2025-2783, a zero-day vulnerability that allowed attackers to to bypass Chrome sandbox protections. The vulnerability was flagged by Kaspersky researchers, who discovered it being exploited by

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APTs have been using zero-day Windows shortcut exploit for eight years (ZDI-CAN-25373)

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APTs have been using zero-day Windows shortcut exploit for eight years (ZDI-CAN-25373) 2025-03-19 at 16:00 By Zeljka Zorz State-sponsored threat actors and cybercrime groups from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China have been exploiting a zero-day Windows vulnerability with no fix in sight for the last eight years, researchers with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative

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Stealthy StilachiRAT steals data, may enable lateral movement

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Stealthy StilachiRAT steals data, may enable lateral movement 2025-03-18 at 15:48 By Zeljka Zorz While still not widely distributed, a new Windows remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed StilachiRAT is a serious threat. “[The malware] demonstrates sophisticated techniques to evade detection, persist in the target environment, and exfiltrate sensitive data,” Microsoft threat analysts have warned on

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Newly Patched Windows Zero-Day Exploited for Two Years

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Newly Patched Windows Zero-Day Exploited for Two Years 2025-03-12 at 14:18 By Ionut Arghire Microsoft on Tuesday patched a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Win32 kernel that has been exploited since March 2023. The post Newly Patched Windows Zero-Day Exploited for Two Years appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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BlackLock ransomware onslaught: What to expect and how to fight it

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BlackLock ransomware onslaught: What to expect and how to fight it 2025-02-18 at 18:33 By Zeljka Zorz BlackLock is on track to become the most active ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) outfit in 2025, according to ReliaQuest. Its success is primarily due to their unusually active presence and good reputation on the ransomware-focused Russian-language forum RAMP, and their

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New Windows Zero-Day Exploited by Chinese APT: Security Firm

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New Windows Zero-Day Exploited by Chinese APT: Security Firm 2025-02-14 at 13:52 By Eduard Kovacs ClearSky Cyber Security says it has seen a new Windows zero-day being exploited by a Chinese APT named Mustang Panda. The post New Windows Zero-Day Exploited by Chinese APT: Security Firm appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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North Korean hackers spotted using ClickFix tactic to deliver malware

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North Korean hackers spotted using ClickFix tactic to deliver malware 2025-02-13 at 18:34 By Zeljka Zorz North Korean state-sponsored group Kimsuky (aka Emerald Sleet, aka VELVET CHOLLIMA) is attempting to deliver malware to South Korean targets by leveraging the so-called “ClickFix” tactic. A relatively new tactic The ClickFix social engineering tactic has been dubbed thus

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Microsoft fixes two actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2025-21418, CVE-2025-21391)

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Microsoft fixes two actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2025-21418, CVE-2025-21391) 2025-02-11 at 22:21 By Zeljka Zorz February 2025 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 56 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days – CVE-2025-21418 and CVE-2025-21391 – under active exploitation. CVE-2025-21418 and CVE-2025-21391 CVE-2025-21418 is a vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver (AFD.sys), which interfaces

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Russian cybercrooks exploiting 7-Zip zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-0411)

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Russian cybercrooks exploiting 7-Zip zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-0411) 2025-02-04 at 15:08 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2025-0411, a Mark-of-the-Web bypass vulnerability in the open-source archiver tool 7-Zip that was fixed in November 2024, has been exploited in zero-day attacks to deliver malware to Ukrainian entities, Trend Micro researchers have revealed. The 7-Zip vulnerability (CVE-2025-0411) Mark-of-the-Web (MotW) is a

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Don’t let these open-source cybersecurity tools slip under your radar

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Don’t let these open-source cybersecurity tools slip under your radar 2025-01-27 at 07:07 By Help Net Security This article showcases free, open-source cybersecurity tools that help you identify and address vulnerabilities, detect intrusion, protect websites from cyber attacks, monitor and detect suspicious activities across your network. Am I Isolated: Open-source container security benchmark Am I

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Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows Hyper-V zero-day flaws

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Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows Hyper-V zero-day flaws 2025-01-14 at 23:03 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft has marked January 2025 Patch Tuesday with a hefty load of patches: 157 CVE-numbered security issues have been fixed in various products, three of which (in Hyper-V) are being actively exploited. The exploited Hyper-V vulnerabilities The exploited zero-days are CVE-2025-21333

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